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    • Apr 29, 1933
    The Delmore Brothers make their first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
    Apr 29, 1930
    Singer/songwriter Armand "Eddie" Noack is born in Houston, Texas. He is best known for writing Hank Snow's 1955 hit "These Hands"
    Apr 29, 1930
    Drummer Joe Porcaro is born in Hartford, Connecticut. A session musician and instructor, he plays on Glen Campbell's 1977 hit "Southern Nights"
    Apr 29, 1929
    Steel guitarist Billy Mize is born in Kansas City, Kansas. He writes Charlie Walker's 1960 hit "Who Will Buy The Wine" and plays on Merle Haggard's 1966 single "The Bottle Let Me Down"
    Apr 29, 1925
    Trumpet player Danny Davis is born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He patterns his band, The Nashville Brass, after Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, blending country music with swing, and winning a Grammy and six Country Music Association awards. He produces hits for Waylon Jennings and Don Gibson
    Apr 29, 1923
    Olan McDaniel is born. He will become the father of country singer Mel McDaniel
    Apr 29, 1914
    Zeke Campbell is born in Marietta, Oklahoma. Among the first country musicians to play electric guitar, he contributes to The Light Crust Doughboys' "Pussy, Pussy, Pussy," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 29, 1913
    Leo Frank is arrested in Atlanta for the alleged murder of his employee, Mary Phagan. The controversial case, which results in the death penalty, provides country pioneer Fiddlin' John Carson with a pivotal song, "Little Mary Phagan"
    Apr 29, 1909
    Karl Farr, of the original Sons Of The Pioneers, is born in Rochelle, Texas. The group is acclaimed for its western harmonies on the classics "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," entering the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980
    Apr 29, 1908
    Ike Everly is born in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He fathers The Everly Brothers, Phil and Don
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